Junior Digital Designer

Dpd Group Uk; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday trading

Maternity/Paternity package

Life assurance 4x salary

Job summary

DPD Group UK is seeking a Junior Digital Designer to bring our brand to life across digital channels, producing static assets, animations and reusable templates. You will help scale design operations while ensuring adherence to brand guidelines.

You will design for web and social media, collaborate with marketing teams, and develop reusable templates. Proficiency in Adobe CC and tools like Figma or Canva is preferred.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Graphic Design, Digital Design, Visual Communication or a related discipline (or equivalent portfolio experience).
• Strong online portfolio showcasing static digital design, infographics, social media carousels and motion graphics/animation work.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere Pro or InDesign).
• Experience with digital design tools such as Figma or Canva.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality static brand assets, infographics, carousel designs, and digital ad banners for web, social media and paid campaigns.
• Design and animate video graphics, motion ads and animated elements for digital marketing campaigns.
• Maintain and organise the central digital asset library and design reusable templates for non-design teams.

Skills

Portfolio

Typography

Brand guidelines

Education

Degree in Graphic Design or related

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Figma

Canva

Job description

Job Description

The Junior Digital Designer plays a key role in bringing our brand to life across digital channels. Responsible for producing engaging static brand assets, dynamic animations, and reusable design templates, this role ensures all visual content is aligned with brand guidelines while helping scale our design operations for the wider business.

Key Responsibilities

Static Design & Brand Assets

• Produce high-quality static brand assets, infographics, carousel designs, and digital ad banners tailored for web, social media and paid marketing campaigns.
• Maintain strict adherence to brand guidelines across all deliverables, ensuring consistency in typography, color palettes and overall visual identity.
• Adapt existing design concepts across multiple formats, ratios and digital placements.

Video & Motion Graphics

• Design and animate video graphics, motion ads and animated elements for digital marketing campaigns.
• Storyboard and execute short-form video content optimised for platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn and YouTube.
• Collaborate with the wider team to edit and refine video assets for campaign launches.

Digital Asset Management & Systems

• Maintain and organise the central digital asset library, ensuring files are properly formatted, tagged and easily accessible.
• Design and build reusable, user-friendly social media and digital templates for non-design teams across the business.
• Establish best practices for file management, naming conventions and asset handoff procedures.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Graphic Design, Digital Design, Visual Communication or a related discipline (or equivalent portfolio experience).
• Strong online portfolio showcasing static digital design, infographics, social media carousels and motion graphics/animation work.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere Pro or InDesign).
• Experience with digital design tools such as Figma or Canva.
• Solid understanding of digital design principles, grid systems, typography, color theory and visual hierarchy.
• Fundamental understanding of export formats, file compression and technical requirements across various digital and social platforms.

Desirable

• Basic understanding of UI/UX principles or basic HTML/CSS knowledge.
• Experience setting up and managing template libraries in Figma or Canva.

Key Competencies & Personal Attributes

• Attention to Detail: Meticulous eye for detail, ensuring zero-error delivery against brand guidelines.
• Creative Problem Solver: Ability to interpret creative briefs accurately and present visual solutions effectively.
• Time Management: Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative Mindset: Enthusiastic team player who takes feedback constructively and communicates clearly with cross-functional teams.

Additional Information

About our benefits:

We recognise that our people are at the heart of our business, without them we wouldn’t be able to deliver our award-winning service to millions of customers across the country each day. It’s important to us that we demonstrate our recognition of you in providing you with more than just a salary and job stability. To name but a few…

• Holiday trading
• Enhanced maternity and paternity package
• Free life assurance of 4 x salary on joining the pension scheme
• Vitality at Work
• Free On Site Parking
• Discounted shopping from 100’s of retailers including up to 5% off supermarket shopping
• Milestone Days off to celebrate with your family and friends
• For employees who regularly use a screen as part of their job we offer free eye tests and support with the cost of glasses

Joining DPD can lead to not just a stable job but also a career. DPD prides itself on recognising and developing talent alongside a desire to promote from within. As a continually growing and evolving organisation, we are proud to offer a great number of development and promotion opportunities.

Full-time